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Roman J. Israel, Esq Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Oct. 28, 2017

Roman J. Israel, Esq

Release Date: Friday, November 3, 2017 Limited Friday, November 10, 2017 Expansion

Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Brian Oliver, Carmen Ejogo, Todd Black, Dan Gilroy, Jennifer Fox, Hugo Armstrong

A Los Angeles attorney, is offered a job at a prestigious law firm after the death of his longtime partner. He takes on a case that has life-altering repercussions.

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 9 m

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A Los Angeles attorney, is offered a job at a prestigious law firm after the death of his longtime partner. He takes on a case that has life-altering repercussions.

Plot

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Plot
A hard nosed liberal lawyer named Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner, the firm's front man, has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He finds out some unsettling things about what the crusading law firm as done that run afoul of his values of helping the poor and dispossessed, and finds himself in existential crisis that leads to extreme action.
Cited as modified plot formulation from deadline.com
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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Dan Gilroy last directed Velvet Buzzsaw and Nightcrawler. The film's writer Dan Gilroy last wrote Andor (Series) and Velvet Buzzsaw.

Director
Dan Gilroy
Screenwriter
Producers
Todd Black
Jennifer Fox
Brian Oliver

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for language and some violence
Runtime
2 hrs, 9 m
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Inner City

Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Colin Farrell will play the slick, money-focused lawyer who recruits the researcher to his firm (Hollywood Reporter, 1/31/17).
  • The under $40 million pic is Michael Clayton meets The Verdict (Deadline.com, 9/21/16).

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production. Just wrapped, eyeing a fourth-quarter 2017 release.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Begin production in Los Angeles in March.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Roman J. Israel, Esq was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 3, 2017. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including Thor: Ragnarok, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Lady Bird. As a limited release, Roman J. Israel, Esq was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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  • Added a running time of 129 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for language and some violence

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